How can I write balanced chemical equations to represent how specific nutrients are broken down by enzymes and the subsequent products formed?...

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

How can I write balanced chemical equations to represent how specific nutrients are broken down by enzymes and the subsequent products formed?...

The equation you showed is the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide ( $\displaystyle{H}_{{{2}}}{O}_{{{2}}}$ ) by the enzyme catalase into water ( $\displaystyle{H}_{{{2}}}{O}$ ) and oxygen ( $\displaystyle{O}_{{{2}}}$ ). You just need to balance the equation by having the same number of atoms per element on both sides.

$\displaystyle{2}{H}_{{{2}}}{O}_{{{2}}}$ ------(Catalase)-----> $\displaystyle{2}{H}_{{{2}}}{O}$ + $\displaystyle{O}_{{{2}}}$

* catalase should be above the yield arrow

There's also break down of glucose ( $\displaystyle{C}_{{{6}}}{H}_{{{12}}}{O}_{{{6}}}$ ) into water ( $\displaystyle{H}_{{{2}}}{O}$ ) and carbon dioxide ( $\displaystyle{C}{O}_{{{2}}}$ ) during the process of aerobic respiration.

$\displaystyle{C}_{{{6}}}{H}_{{{12}}}{O}_{{{6}}}$ + $\displaystyle{6}{O}_{{{2}}}$ ------------> $\displaystyle{6}{H}_{{{2}}}{O}$ + $\displaystyle{6}{C}{O}_{{{2}}}$ + energy

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

How can I write balanced chemical equations to represent how specific nutrients are broken down by enzymes and the subsequent products formed?...

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